A couple of weeks ago, I had to drive from Albany to Schenectady for a project. As I drove along the New York State Thruway, enjoying the drive and listening to one of my iPod-synchronized radio stations, the raindrops pattering on my windshield as my wipers tried to maintain rhythm with whatever Boston classic was…
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He finished the race, didn’t he? That makes him a winner too!
I may never understand how dog shows work – I know they’re looking for breeding standards and obedience and all that – but there’s one part of a dog show that I completely get. That’s when a dog competes in an agility race. You’ve seen these. The dog will jump over some fences, he’ll run…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, February 9 2019
Did you get your Valentine’s Day shopping finished? Did you get that special bouquet or box of candies or overly desperate 6-foot teddy bear for your special someone? Well, if you[‘re still procrastinating … You can take some time and check out this week’s recap of some great bloggers, podcasters and photographers as I take…
Read MoreHow to rescue your car from two feet of snowbank
Sunday morning. I look outside and … Wow, there’s several igloos on my street. And by the slight glint of red metal trim and a gold-colored bowtie logo on one of them … I can tell it’s Dracourage, my 2013 Chevrolet Cruze. Yikes. There was a light dusting of snow Saturday night. But that’s not…
Read MoreMy car lost its home town…
I’m not sure the exact day, but I do know the year – 2012 – when my Chevrolet Cruze “Dracourage” rolled out of its birthplace – a factory in Lordstown, Ohio. This was my second car born at that plant; my 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt “The Blackbird” also was assembled at that facility. So yeah, the…
Read More7 and 7 on Saturday, April 21, 2018
Hey everybody, it’s Saturday morning, and you all know what that means. It’s time for another recap of the best of the blogs associated with my personal blogroll and my previous writing associations. So let’s get started, shall we? First off, let’s see if I can find seven blogs from the Albany Times Union that…
Read More7 and 7 on Saturday, April 7, 2018
It’s time for the Saturday recap of blogs from my fellow writers, observers and conceptualists. There’s a big word. Conceptualists. That should at least get a quadruple word score in Scrabble. As always, let’s start our Saturday morning recap by pulling some blogs from the Times Union’s community blogging team, shall we? Rob Hoffman’s “Hoffman…
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The Big E-Durham Road Trip, 2017 Edition
This is a great way to wrap up Competition Season 2017. Two of my pictures, Stone Saltwater Surf and Seagulls and Step and Pivot, are at the Big E’s Photo Salon at the Eastern States Exhibition. Those two pictures, along with What the Grasshopper Saw and The Cumulo-Nimbus Eclipse, are also appearing at the Durham…
Read More7 and 7 on Saturday, September 16, 2017
Sorry if I seem a bit rushed today. I have a major project that I have to complete in less than a week, and something else just came up that requires my attention. Yeah, this is what happens when I have to do fifteen things at once. It’s not fun, but I manage. I have…
Read MoreI have respect nouveau for Alex Trebek
You know him, you love him, you acknowledge his existence as the host of the long-running quiz show Jeopardy!. If you’re a trivia geek, you might also know him as the host of such game shows as The Wizard of Odds, High Rollers, and others. Yep, I’m talking about Alex Trebek. And this morning, I…
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